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Womack Applauds FY16 Defense Appropriations Passage

Statement

Date: June 11, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Defense

Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) today released the following statement after passage of H.R. 2685, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016, which provides the Department of Defense (DoD) $490.2 billion in discretionary funding and $88.4 billion for the Global War on Terror (GWOT) for fiscal year 2016:

"From ISIL to Boko Haram, America faces new and growing threats daily. Now is not the time to weaken our military. That is why I am proud to support this thoughtful, well-crafted piece of legislation, which provides our troops with the equipment and training they require and the benefits and services they deserve, while also contributing to the GWOT account and providing our combatant commanders with the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities they need to fight the ongoing war on terror and keep Americans safe at home."


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